RIM Confirms Storm II Already in the Works

[DarkCobra]

It’s not like this announcement should come as much of a surprise to anyone, but Research in Motion co-chief Jim Balsillie today confirmed that the company is working on a successor to the BlackBerry Storm. While not willing to enter into specifics, the executive said that a new touch screen device is part of their focus on pushing further into the “very large and untapped consumer market.” He also said that more than half of the company’s 25 million subscribers are now in the “non-corporate” category.

Balsillie noted that the Storm was a huge success in terms of sales and adoption – recent figures seem to support those claims. Despite this, the Storm indeed had a bumpy launch with mixed reviews from the tech world and numerous customer complaints about buggy software and system failures. Exactly what the company has in store for its successor remains unknown, though previous rumors suggest it will address two of the main gripes users had with the original device: it will include Wi-Fi connectivity and come with a revamped screen to make typing easier. As for a launch date, September has been mentioned but RIM has yet to comment on any of this.

[judson]

Easier to use keyboard peaks my interest a lot!  Wi-Fi a little.....

Throw in a flash player, a stable OS and a camera that will take a picture in a resonable ammont of time and I will forgive them for the orginal Storm and be happy again.

[KathyHV]

I've only had my Storm for a month and am not liking it.  I'm not sure that Verizon can enter this market with these cheezy devices.  I talked extensively with Verizon folk about whether the bugs have been worked out of the Storm and they swear it is a great phone.  From what I've read on these threads, I've experienced most of the problems in this one month period, including an auto call to 911.  That was a little stressful..

[lowrance]

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KathyHV wrote:
I've only had my Storm for a month and am not liking it.  I'm not sure that Verizon can enter this market with these cheezy devices.  I talked extensively with Verizon folk about whether the bugs have been worked out of the Storm and they swear it is a great phone.  From what I've read on these threads, I've experienced most of the problems in this one month period, including an auto call to 911.  That was a little stressful..

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my guess would be because most of the vzw employees  that own storms arent running the .75 operating system

[dsmith62]

just give me a multi touch screen and i will be ESTATIC LOL... 

i heard numerous rumors that it was going to be out for christmas time.. and i hope thats true ...